Researchers find 'key' used by ebola virus to unlock cells and spread deadly infection
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have helped identify a cellular protein that is critical for infection by the deadly Ebola virus. The findings, published in today's online edition of Nature, suggest a possible strategy for blocking infection due to Ebola virus, one of the world's most lethal viruses and a potential bioterrorism agent.